Insecticides mimic melatonin, creating higher risk for diabetes

Synthetic chemicals commonly found in insecticides and garden products bind to the receptors that govern our…

Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening’s Popularity on the Rise

Genetic counselors are playing a greater role in areas of medicine in the wake of advancement…

Regional sea-level scenarios will help Northeast plan for faster-than-global rise

Sea level in the Northeast and in some other US regions will rise significantly faster than…

One percent of Cambodian children live in orphanages yet have a living parent

Nearly 80 percent of adolescents living in Cambodia's orphanages have one or more living parents, according…

Theorists propose new class of topological metals with exotic electronic properties

Researchers have proposed a theory-based approach to characterize a class of metals that possess exotic electronic…

Making AI systems that see the world as humans do

An artificial intelligence system has been developed that performs at human levels on a standard intelligence…

Research team develops new diagnostic tool to identify tinnitus in animals

A behavioral tool has been developed that may significantly aid in understanding the underlying mechanisms of…

One in five adults secretly access their friends’ Facebook accounts

Most people are concerned about the prospect of their social media accounts being hacked, but a…

Plan A is to get patients to stick to their blood pressure pills

There is value in starting off patients with high blood pressure on an all-in-one pill. Researchers…

Meeting the challenges of nanotechnology: Nanoscale catalytic effects for nanotechnology

Scientists show nanoscale modifications to the edge region of nanocontacts to nanowires can be used to…